The event will take place at 7:00 p.m. at the location of the conference: Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel. Register for the event now and use pre-registration code BANQUET if you wish to register for the banquet only (and not the Southern Provincial Conference and Council Meeting). More information regarding the banquet available here. 

Ferguson was initiated into Kappa Chi at Savannah State (GA) in 1987 and went on to earn a degree in marketing and business administration. After some time at the Savannah Convention and Visitors Bureau, he went on to become the vice president of sales for the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, where he remained for more than 10 years. Ferguson is currently president and CEO of Destination D.C., taking over in 2009 (the same year Grand Chapter Congress was held in D.C. At that event, Ferguson attended with an official welcome and presented a silver bowl to the Fraternity on behalf of President Obama). 

Ferguson serves on the board of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, the Downtown Business Improvement District, the Greater Washington Sports Alliance, the Military Bowl, Historical Society of Washington D.C. and the Franciscan Monastery USA. He is a Chairman of the D.C. Business Coalition, a member of the Hospitality Alliance and a member of BrandUSA's Marketing Advisory Group. 

Banquet pricing includes: 

  -- $55 if received by 1/22/19 (Registration must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST)
  -- $70 if received on or after 1/23/19 

NOTE: Career Achievement Award Banquet Only registration does not include access to the 2019 Southern LEAD Provincial Conference and Council Meeting. If you wish to register for the full 2019 Southern LEAD Provincial Conference, please choose "2019 Southern LEAD Provincial Conference, 03/01/2019-03/03/2019" and do not use a pre-registration code. Using a pre-registration code will register you for the Career Achievement Award Banquet ONLY. 

For assistance registering, please contact registration@dsp.org or call (513) 523-1907 ext. 244.